5 daagse cursus

The Lotus Method: Overcoming Resistance And Finding Flow

Door Mark Rowland

Wat je zal leren

The Lotus Method is a simple yet profound way to move beyond resistance, procrastination, and distraction. Over five days, you’ll learn how to gently recognise when the mind avoids hard things, create flow by starting small, rest in stillness, take intentional action, and cultivate the patience to trust your growth. Each day blends teaching with a guided meditation, journaling prompts, and practical steps you can bring into daily life. Like the lotus rising from mud to bloom in sunlight, this journey helps you rise from resistance into clarity, focus, and peace.

Mark Rowland

United Kingdom

Mark Rowland is a meditation teacher and sound healing facilitator whose work blends mindfulness, symbolism, and practical psychology. With a gift for weaving metaphor and meditation, Mark helps students move gently through resistance and into clarity. His courses on Insight Timer have supported thousands of listeners in grounding, healing, and finding inner calm.

Les 1

Awareness & Seeing Resistance

In this first session, we explore Awareness, the foundation of the Lotus Method. You’ll learn to recognise resistance as it arises, noticing the thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations that accompany it. Through guided meditation, you’ll practice observing these experiences without judgment, creating space for gentleness and choice. Awareness is the seed that allows transformation to begin, just as the lotus first senses its place in the mud before rising toward the light.

Les 2

Beginning Gently & Building Momentum

Today we focus on Flow, the second step of the Lotus Method. Flow is about beginning gently, lowering the barrier to action, and allowing momentum to carry us forward. By starting with small, manageable steps, we bypass resistance and open the door to a natural rhythm of focus and presence.

Les 3

Stillness & Resting in Presence

Today’s focus is Stillness, the third step of the Lotus Method. Stillness gives us space to reset, calm the nervous system, and reduce the grip of resistance. Through gentle meditation and simple pauses, we learn to rest in presence and see our challenges from a place of clarity and calm.

Les 4

Intentional Action & Focused Effort with Presence

Today we turn to Intentional Action, the fourth step of the Lotus Method. With awareness, flow, and stillness as our foundation, we now direct our energy into purposeful, focused action. Instead of multitasking or pushing from stress, we’ll practice bringing mindful attention to one task at a time, cultivating clarity and presence in how we act.

Les 5

Patience, Integration & Trusting Growth

Our final step in the Lotus Method is Patience. Just as the lotus rises slowly through mud and water to bloom in the sunlight, we too grow steadily when we allow time, trust, and consistency. Today we’ll reflect on the whole method, practice self-compassion, and plant seeds of patience so that your growth continues beyond this course.

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